NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rhea Schumacher Ford, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Apple Valley, MN

Rhea Schumacher Ford, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Apple Valley, Minnesota, and NPI 1285890871, issued on Aug 2, 2008. Check the license (Minnesota 52778, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285890871
Name
Rhea Schumacher Ford
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
52778 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15350 English Ave, Apple Valley, MN 55124
Phone
(952) 431-8500
Enumerated
Aug 2, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 9, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110201000953); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2007
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 15350 English Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Taylor Atkinson, DOFamily Medicine Physician1609510734
  2. Katherine Becker, PA-CPhysician Assistant1619411808
  3. John BoettgerPhysician Assistant1053807719
  4. Emily BuckenbergerPhysician Assistant1891470217
  5. Susan Debolt, DNPNurse Practitioner1487405221
  6. Jaclyn Dewalt, PA-CPhysician Assistant1912194291

Verify Rhea Schumacher Ford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
    Search for license 52778    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,444 Medicare Part D claims for 424 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 108 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rhea Ford5,444
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium624 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate327 claims
  3. Lisinopril274 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium212 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium203 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium183 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Group Health Plan IncApple Valley, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Rhea Schumacher Ford among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota

Rhea Schumacher Ford, M.D. is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

54 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Apple Valley

They are 54 of the 726 NPPES records with a practice address in Apple Valley, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Brancel, MDApple Valley, MN 551241417924481
  2. Alfredmy Chessor, M.D.Apple Valley, MN 551241255312013
  3. Cathleen Clouse, MDApple Valley, MN 551241346204120
  4. Stephen Craane, MDApple Valley, MN 551241033185335
  5. Marven Ewen, M.D.Apple Valley, MN 551241932178431
  6. Richard Griffin, MDApple Valley, MN 551241902867112
  7. Thomas King, MDApple Valley, MN 551241700857018
  8. Emily Lagace, MDApple Valley, MN 551241770559098

Common questions

What is Rhea Schumacher Ford, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rhea Schumacher Ford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285890871, issued on Aug 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rhea Schumacher Ford, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15350 English Ave, Apple Valley, MN, 55124. Phone: (952) 431-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rhea Schumacher Ford, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 52778, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Rhea Schumacher Ford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rhea Schumacher Ford, M.D. had 5,444 Medicare Part D claims for 424 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.